Mary McLaurine’s disorder, developmental topographical disorientation, does not allow her to make mental maps of her surroundings.Ricky Carioti/Washington Post I hadn’t written down the address of the home I was…
A doctor holds a vial of the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine Gardasil in his Chicago office. A national estimate suggests that nearly half of U.S. men have mostly silent infections…
Michael Snyder, professor and chair of genetics at the Stanford University School of Medicine, sports wearable gadgets. Wearable gadgets gave a Snyder an early warning that he was getting sick…
In research by the University of Copenhagen in Denmark, children whose mothers took high doses of fish oil during their last three months of pregnancy were less likely to develop…
University of Vermont Psychologist Stacey Sigmon holds a tamper-proof electronic pill dispenser in her office in Burlington, Vt. People hooked on prescription painkillers were able to use the device to…
some doctors, patients a personal touch makes a difference
du1-i-syn The Gold Seal of Approval is a symbol of quality that reflects commitment to providing safe and effective patient care. The three Mercy entities underwent a rigorous, unannounced on-site…
campaign aims to clarify health care provider’s mission
FILE – In this Oct. 6, 2015, file photo, the HealthCare.gov website, where people can buy health insurance, is displayed on a laptop screen in Washington. Fresh problems for “Obamacare.”…
The activity keeps her physically fit and mentally sharp, with an energy level more akin to teenage girls than octogenarians. Her conversation style is laced with humor and real-life stories.…
One of these “new” diseases caused by modern living – nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) – is problematic because it can be silent and not cause obvious symptoms in its…
This 1975 microscope image made available by the the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows Chlamydia trachomatis bacteria magnified 200 times. A report by the CDC says infections from…
Conflict solutions consultant, Aikido instructor and martial arts practitioner Thomas Holmes, left, will present a Stress Reduction class from 9 to 11 a.m. Saturday at the Durango Community Recreation Center,…
Brett Broviak, a manager of respiratory and sleep services at IU Health North Hospital, shows off his Fitbit fitness tracker for the camera on the hospital’s campus in Carmel, Ind.…
Lara MacGregor is a participant in a new crowdsourcing project for metastatic breast cancer research. She is undergoing treatment at the Norton Cancer Center in Louisville, Ky. In just the…
An elderly couple walks down a hall in Easton, Pa. It’s not too late to get moving: Simple physical activity, mostly walking, helped high-risk seniors stay mobile after disability-inducing ailments…
‘I don’t think people understand how valuable these donations are’
Chicago-area food banks work with medical providers
This illustration released by the Centers for Disease Control depicts a computer-generated image of a group of carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae bacteria. The artistic recreation was based upon scanning electron micrographic imagery.…
A doctor watches an internal video of the patient’s body as he assists in prostate cancer surgery at the University of Chicago Medical Center in Chicago in 2011.University of Chicago…
When author Laura Hillenbrand developed chronic fatigue syndrome at age 20, her internist sent her to a psychiatrist. According to conservative estimates, 2.5 million people in the United States suffer…
Middle ear infections – what doctors call otitis media – prompt at least 12 million visits to the doctor each year, and they’re the most common reason for prescribing antibiotics…
Kissing chickens and keeping them in your house instead of outside is bad for your health, the CDC warns.Linda Davidson via Washington Post But it’s also causing an “emerging public…
A new study found soccer injuries are sending increasing numbers of U.S. youths to emergency rooms, a trend driven partly by young players with concussions seeking urgent medical care. The…
A microbiologist works with tubes of bacteria samples in an antimicrobial resistance and characterization lab within the Infectious Disease Laboratory at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta.…
